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David Miller

b. 1950

Australian writer, born 1950

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Born 1950. David Miller is an Australian literary critic, author, poet, literary scholar and historian.

David Miller (born 1950) is a writer, poet, literary critic, and editor. Born in Melbourne, Australia, he has lived in London since 1972.

Miller has published over fifty books and pamphlets. His first books were The Caryatids (Enitharmon Press) and South London Mix (Gaberbocchus Press), both published in 1975. His subsequent works include The Story (Arc Publications, 1976), Unity (Singing Horse Press, 1981), Pictures of Mercy (Stride, 1991), Stromata (Burning Deck Press, 1995), Collected Poems (University of Salzburg Press, 1997), Art and Disclosure (Stride, 1998), Spiritual Letters (1–12) (hawkhaven press, 1999) and The Waters of Marah (Singing Horse 2003, Shearsman 2005).

His writing has been celebrated in At the Heart of Things: the poetry and prose of David Miller (Stride 1994). Other discussions of his writing can be found in an essay by Robert Hampson in New British Poetries: The Scope of the Possible, ed. R. Hampson and Peter Barry (Manchester University Press, 1993), Michael Thorp's Breaking at the Fountain: A Meditation on the Work of David Miller (Stride, 1998), and Tim Woods's long essay, '"Thought itself, ruptured": The Spiritual Materialist Poetics of David Miller', The Poet's Voice, New Series, Vol. 4(2), 1998.

He is an associate editor for Poetry Salzburg Review.

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1950, Melbourne
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David James Miller

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Who is David Miller?

Australian writer, born 1950

When was David Miller born?

David Miller was born in 1950 in Melbourne.

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David Miller is a literary critic, author, poet, literary scholar and historian.

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David Miller is Australian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: David Miller

· Wikidata: Q5237573

· DBpedia: David Miller (poet)

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